At stake
in this election:
- 150 seats in the
Second Chamber (Tweede Kamer)
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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: Queen BEATRIX
- Head of Government: Prime
Minister Wim KOK
- Assembly: The Netherlands
has a bicameral States General (Staten Generaal) consisting of the First
Chamber (Eerste Kamer) of 75 members and the Second Chamber (Tweede
Kamer) of 150 members.
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Description
of electoral system:
- Members of the
Second Chamber are directly elected by popular vote to four-year terms
- The 75 members
of the First Chamber are elected indirectly by provincial councils to
four-year terms
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Results from the
electoral racess:
- Party: Christian
Democratic Appeal (CDA)
Leader: Jan Peter
BALKENENDE
Seats won in the
Second Chamber this election: 43
Seats won in Second
Chamber last election: 2
- Party: Lijst Pim
Fortuyn
Leader: Pim FORTUYN
Seats won in the
Second Chamber this election: 26
Seats won in Second
Chamber last election: NA
- Party: Labor
Party (PvdA)
Leader: Wim KOK
Seats won in the
Second Chamber this election: 23
Seats won in Second
Chamber last election: 45
- Party: People's
Party for Freedom and Democracy (Liberal) (VVD)
Leader: Hans F.
DIJKSTAL
Seats won in the
Second Chamber this election: 23
Seats won in Second
Chamber last election: 388
- Party: Democrats
'66 (D'66)
Leader: Tom DE
GRAAF
Seats won in the
Second Chamber this election: 7
Seats won in Second
Chamber last election: 14
- Party: Livable
Netherlands
Leader: Fred TEEVEN
Seats won in the
Second Chamber this election: 2
Seats won in Second
Chamber last election: NA
*Pim FORTUYN was
assassinated May 6, 2002, after leaving a radio station where he was campaigning.
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When was the last election? Number of
seats in last election?
- First Chamber elections
were last held May 25, 1999
- Second Chamber
elections were last held May 6, 1998
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Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 15,981,472
- Number of registered voters:
11,462,085 (1998)
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Of interest:
- The left-wing governing
coalition of the Pvd, VVP, and D'66 has been losing support to right-leaning
parties in local elections leading up to this election.
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SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |